"500 members in accordance with its various Royal Charters. The council consists of various officers and national commissioners of the association, some members nominated by the Scout Counties including young people aged between 18 and 25 and a majority of members elected by the council itself. The council elects the association's Chief Scout. Bear Grylls has been the association's Chief Scout since July 2009. The council also elects the association's Board of Trustees (formerly called the Committee of the Council), which manages the business of the association and makes the policy and rules. A UK Chief Commissioner acts as the"
"company with the Board of Directors at the helm. The leader of the overall organization is the Chief Scout, who is its leading volunteer and public representative, chairs National Council and other bodies, and makes key awards. The Chief reports to the Board of Directors. The first Chief Scout elected was Martin Burbridge, the former National Treasurer of Scouting Ireland (CSI). He was re-elected at National Council in 2007 for a second term which was due to end in 2010. For personal reasons Burbridge announced his resignation in August 2008, and the NMC elected Michael John Shinnick, the then Chief"
"he stepped down in September 2008. Two others have held the role as of 2018. The Chief Scout, like all members of the National Management Committee (NMC), is elected by secret ballot at the annual National Council meeting, for a term of three years. The Chief Scout may be re-elected for one further term of three years. Should the post become vacant between relevant National Council meetings, an interim appointment can be made by the NMC. The key roles of the Chief Scout are: Martin Burbridge is a native of County Kildare and is a qualified accountant. He holds the"
"Chief Scout (Scouting Ireland) The Chief Scout is the leader of Scouting Ireland. As Chairperson of the National Council and National Management Committee the Chief Scout is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the Association with the help of the National Team for Policy Implementation and Co-ordination. The role is a volunteer one, normally elected every third year at National Council, and works with the CEO, the head of the professional staff function of the association. The first Chief Scout elected was Martin Burbridge, a former member of Scouting Ireland (CSI). His term was scheduled to end in 2010 but"
"expresses his intention to resign from his position, effective from ""12.00 midnight on Sunday 28 September 2008"". Due to the resignation of Martin Burbridge the National Management Committee appointed Michael John Shinnick, the then Chief Commissioner for Adult Resources, as Scouting Ireland's second Chief Scout in September 2008. He was elected by National Council in March 2009 and re-elected in 2012 for a term to end in 2015. An election for Chief Scout was scheduled for National Council on 18 April. There were two candidates nominated, Seán Farrell, National Secretary and former Ordinary Member of the National Management Committee (NMC),"
"Commissioner for Adult Resources, as SI's second Chief Scout in September 2008. He was elected by National Council in March 2009, and again in 2012, for a term to end in 2015. Christy McCann was elected as SI's third Chief Scout in September 2015. McCann was elected unopposed for a second term in April 2018. A National Youth Forum is held each year with representatives from the Scout, Venture Scout and Rover Scout sections. Representatives debate motions relating to the running of the association and their own sections. Successful motions are carried forward to the relevant national bodies, including National"
"Scout role to become more focused on the promotion of scouting, leaving the managerial role to the UK Chief Commissioner. Bear Grylls was appointed Chief Scout at the same time Bulpitt was appointed UK Chief Commissioner. At the end of his term, Bulpitt was replaced in the role by Tim Kidd in August 2016. In March 2014, during Scouting Ireland's National Council in the Sliver Springs Hotel, Cork City, Ireland, Bulpitt was given the highest order given to a Scouter within Scouting Ireland, the Order of CúChulainn. Bulpitt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in"
"Wayne Bulpitt Wayne Bulpitt, CBE (born June 1961) was the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association from 2009 until 2016. Wayne Bulpitt was born in June 1961 and has lived in Guernsey since 1983. In 1988 he married his wife Julie, with whom he has two children. Bulpitt founded a financial service consulting company, Active Group, in 2001. He is involved with a number of other companies that deal with financial services and investments. In 2009 Bulpitt became the first UK Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association. This was a new role in Scouting after altering the original Chief"
"the satisfactory resolution will most likely be his abiding legacy as Chief. Difficulties with funding for camp sites, the neglect of camping as a whole, and a drop in adult membership have been cited by members as key issues during his first term. He was re-elected unopposed in June 2007 and was expected to serve a second and final term of 3 years until 2010. However, Mr. Burbridge announced his decision to resign from the position of Chief Scout in a letter to the National Management Committee of Scouting Ireland dated 12 August 2008. In the letter the Chief Scout"
"and Kiernan Gildea, former Chief Commissioner (Youth Programme) and Interim Dublin Metropolitan Provincial Commissioner. Gildea withdrew from the race on 17 April, and a yes/no referendum on Farrell was lost. The NMC scheduled an Emergency National Council for September 2015 to elect a successor. International Commissioner and former North Eastern Provincial Commissioner, Christy McCann, was elected as Scouting Ireland's third Chief Scout in September 2015 for a term to end in 2018. Four candidates in total took part in the election. Seán Farrell was again nominated along with McCann and two former ordinary members of the National Management Committee Ollie"
"of the association's Chief Scout was fundamentally diminished when the holder ceased to also be chairman of the Committee of the Council (now Board of Trustees) following Baden-Powell's death in 1941. Baden-Powell had made himself Chief Scout and chairman for life but, upon his death, the committee determined that it had the power to appoint subsequent Chief Scouts and chairmen. Not only were the roles separated but the committee assumed power over the roles. The role was further diminished with appointments of Chief Scouts for limited terms and diminished further still in 2009 with the functions split with the appointment"
"1973. Community service is a major part of Jamaican Scouting. There are camps held for disadvantaged youngsters, literacy campaigns, cleanups, tree planting and relief work during natural disasters. The Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen is now the Chief Scout of Jamaica. Sir Patrick was invested by the Scout Association of Jamaica at a ceremony at King's House on September 4, 2009. Mr. Carlton Thompson is the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica. The Boy Scout Association of Jamaica had three Island Commissioners: While Mr. Fitz-Ritson was in office the title ""Island Commissioner"" was changed to ""Chief"
"the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to the Scout Association. Wayne Bulpitt Wayne Bulpitt, CBE (born June 1961) was the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association from 2009 until 2016. Wayne Bulpitt was born in June 1961 and has lived in Guernsey since 1983. In 1988 he married his wife Julie, with whom he has two children. Bulpitt founded a financial service consulting company, Active Group, in 2001. He is involved with a number of other companies that deal with financial services and investments. In 2009 Bulpitt became the first UK Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association. This was"
"In 1983, Mazzuca became the Scout executive in Stockton, California. He later served as an area director in the Western Region before returning to Sacramento as the Scout executive. In 1992 he became the assistant regional director for the Southern Region and in 1995 he became the Scout executive of the Greater Pittsburgh Council. In 2005, he became the national director of the development group at the National Council and in 2006 became the assistant Chief Scout Executive. Mazzuca succeeded Roy Williams as Chief Scout Executive on September 1, 2007. Mazzuca is a lifetime member of the National Catholic Committee"
"coordinated through the Committee on Cooperation. The Patron Scout of Canada is Julie Payette, the current Governor General of Canada. From 1910 to 1946, the position of Chief Scout ""for"" Canada and, from 1946 to 2013, the position of Chief Scout ""of"" Canada were held by successive Governors General of Canada. On 19 April 2013, the Scouts Canada Board of Governors appointed Terry Grant as Chief Scout of Canada and the honorary title held by the Governor General was renamed to Patron Scout. The organization divides programs by participant age. The Beaver program is for participants from five to seven."
"Business Council for 2011 and 2012. Tillerson is a long-time volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and from 2010 to 2012 was their national president, its highest non-executive position. Tillerson is a Distinguished Eagle Scout, and his father was a BSA executive. Tillerson is a long-time supporter of the BSA and has said, ""I think the highlight of my youth and adolescent years were my achievements in Scouting."" In 2009, Tillerson was inducted into the Eagle Scout Hall of Fame of the Greater New York Councils. Ray L. Hunt, a close friend and the Chairman of Hunt Consolidated,"
"a crowd of over 3,000 Explorer Scouts. He is the tenth person to hold the position and the youngest Chief Scout since the role was created for Robert Baden-Powell in 1920. On 9 April 2015, The Scout Association announced that Grylls would continue as Chief Scout until 2018. Grylls wrote, ""I am so proud that the largest youth movement on the planet has asked me to continue in my role as UK Chief Scout."" On 5 June 2015, Grylls, in an interview with ""The Telegraph"", praised the challenge of being Britain's youngest Chief Scout, saying ""Scouting humbles me every day""."
"Chief Scout Executive The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of national executive director or secretary general. The current Chief Scout Executive is Michael Surbaugh. Surbaugh took office on October 1, 2015 and succeeded Wayne Brock. This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout. Many National Scout associations still use this position; however, it is always for a volunteer position, not a paid one. In the BSA, only three people (Ernest Thompson Seton, James"
"of which he says, ""As Chief Scout I am chief servant"". Nkwenkwe Nkomo was elected at the 37th World Scout Conference held September 2005 in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, for a six-year term, along with five other members from a field of 15 candidates from around the world. Nkomo was the second South African to be elected to the World Scout Committee; Garnet de la Hunt was a member from 1996 to 2002 and held the post of chairman of the committee. Nkomo joined the Daveyton 7th Cub Scout pack in 1957, when there were four separate associations for whites, coloureds,"
"He also served as Scout executive in Athens, Georgia and Atlanta, GA; Scout executive in Orlando, Florida; regional director of the Southern Region in Atlanta, GA and then as assistant Chief Scout Executive. As Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Brock was the BSA's chief operating officer. His appointment to succeed Robert J. Mazzuca as Chief Scout Executive, the equivalent of a chief executive officer, was announced May 21, 2012. He officially took office on September 1, 2012 was the 12th person to hold the position of Chief Scout Executive since the BSA was founded in 1910. He was succeeded by Michael"
"his schools, his city and his province. Some of his more extensive volunteer positions are listed below. The original appointment to the position as Chief Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Governors for Scouts Canada made in November 2008 was a viceregal appointment by Her Excellency, Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. He was appointed again in November 2009 by her Excellency and appointed again in 2010 by His Excellency, David Johnston, Governal General of Canada. Steve Kent (politician) Stephen (Steve) Kent, MHA, (born May 7, 1978) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. Kent served as"
"Kehoe and Pat O'Connor. Voting was by single transferable vote. McCann was elected unopposed for a second term in April 2018. The National Management Committee brought restructuring proposals to National Council in 2018. As part of these plans, each individual on the NMC agreed to resign as a director, effective 31 October, so as to allow for the election of a new 10 person Board of directors, to come into office on 1 November, and the Chief Scout would no longer be a director, pending approval from extraordinary National Councils in June and October. Among the responsibilities of the Chief"
"appointed 1 May 1914 when the Hong Kong Branch was formally registered with the Scout Association. The Chief Commissioner from 1997 to 2004 was Hui Chiu-yin, from 2004 to 2007 was Pau Shiu Hung, and from 2007 to 2011 was Chan Kit Chu. The current Chief Commissioner is Cheung Chi Sun. The president of the association is Geoffrey Ma. In 1951, the Hong Kong branch of the Scout Association was divided into Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories districts. Later the former two were each subdivided into two separate districts, resulting in a total of five districts. In 1958, these"
"ended in July 2009, when Bear Grylls was officially made Chief Scout at Gilwell 24 2009. The handover event featured Duncan and was in front of a crowd of over 3,000 Explorer Scouts on 11 July 2009. In 2007, Duncan took part in the Channel 4 series ""The Games"". More recently, he has written and directed Oxford Playhouse pantomimes. In 2007, he played Macduff in ""Macbeth"" at Regents Park Theatre, London, and filmed a documentary about the Scouts climbing Everest. His one-man show ""Daft and Dangerous"" appeared in the 2009 Edinburgh fringe. Duncan featured on ""Pointless"" on BBC1 in December"
"and Social Services. His service in the Scout Association started in 1950 as a Cub Scout. In 1960 he became an Assistant Scout Leader in the 45th West Belfast Scout Group. In 1994, he became Chief Commissioner of Northern Ireland and in 1996, Chief Scout of the UK. He retired as Chief Scout in 2004, being replaced by Peter Duncan. George Purdy George Purdy, CBE (born 1942) was Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories and head of the Scout Association from March 1996 to 2004. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire"
"national executive board on each occasion that a new Chief Scout Executive was needed. Chief Scout Executive The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of national executive director or secretary general. The current Chief Scout Executive is Michael Surbaugh. Surbaugh took office on October 1, 2015 and succeeded Wayne Brock. This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout. Many National Scout associations still use this position; however, it is always for a volunteer position,"
"December itself, at which Cubs renewed their Promises. One Promise Party in Kings Lynn was attended by the Duchess of Cambridge. In September 2016, Tim Kidd replaced Wayne Bulpitt as the association's chief commissioner. Kidd has been involved with the association his whole life, starting as a Cub Scout and then as a volunteer, in various leadership roles including Scout Leader, District Commissioner and County Commissioner. In the 2016 Birthday Honours, Kidd received an OBE for services to young people. In May 2018, a new strategy was announced to outline the focus of the Scout Association between 2018 and 2023."
"Roy Williams (Scouting) Roy Williams (born 1944) is the former Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. He is the tenth person to hold that position, serving between 2000–2007. Selected in the spring of 2000 as Chief Scout Executive, Roy Williams began his career with the Boy Scouts of America as a district executive in Fort Worth, Texas. Following that, Williams served as district executive in Abilene, Texas, finance director in Little Rock, Arkansas, Scout Executive for the Jayhawk Area Council in Topeka, Kansas, and later the Narragansett Council in Providence, Rhode Island. He has also served as"
"on Scouting. In July 2008 Mazzuca became an honorary chieftain in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say at H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. In 2009 Mazzuca was presented the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Robert Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of Boy Scouts of America, received $1,211,572 salary/compensation from the charity. This is the 4th most money given by any charity to the head of the charity, according to Charity Watch. Upon his retirement at the end of August 2012, Mazzuca was succeeded by Wayne Brock, previously the BSA's Deputy Chief Scout Executive/Chief Operating Officer. Mazzuca is the fifth Chief Scout Executive to serve"
"as a Chieftain in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He is also a 2009 recipient of the Order of the Arrow's Distinguished Service Award. Robert J. Mazzuca Robert J. ""Bob"" Mazzuca (; born 1947) was the 11th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. His term started in 2007, and he retired on August 31, 2012. Robert Mazzuca was born in 1947 in San Juan Bautista, California. As a boy, Mazzuca joined Boy Scout Troop 28 (now 428) and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1964. While a Scout he attended Pico Blanco Scout Reservation of the Monterey"
"is 20 and is an Eagle Scout. Spencer is attending the University of Florida College of Engineering majoring in Electrical Engineering. Spencer competed in the 2009 and 2010 Junior Olympics in Trampoline and Tumbling. Dupée's younger son, Charlie, is 15 and is a Star Scout in the Boy Scouts. In 2013, Dupée was serving as Cubmaster of a Cub Scout Pack and was named Alachua County Cubmaster of the Year. In 2016, 2017, and 2018, Dupée served as Director of the Alachua County Cub Scout Day Camp. Dupee is currently an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 454 chartered by Trinity United"
"Scout to be an Eagle Scout. In 2015 Pascal Tessier became the first openly gay adult Boy Scout in the nation to be hired as a summer camp leader when he was hired by the Boy Scouts’ New York chapter, Greater New York Councils. On July 27, 2015, the BSA National Executive Board ratified a resolution that removed the national restriction on openly gay adult leaders and employees. The new policy states, ""Chartered organizations continue to select their adult leaders and religious chartered organizations may continue to use religious beliefs as criteria for selecting adult leaders, including matters of sexuality."
"Derek Twine Derek Twine CBE (born 1951) is a British charity CEO, trustee and consultant who served as the Chief Scout Executive of the Scout Association from 1997 to 2013. He is Chair of Bradford Cathedral Council, Vice-Chair of Church Urban Fund (CUF), and a National Trust Council member. He was an instructor and then a local Scout leader from 1968 to 1976, and then at the Scout Association Headquarters he held various positions. In 2012, Twine was awarded the 340th ""Bronze Wolf"", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee"